Identification card and license holder



Aug. 18, 1931. G. c. CLARK 1,819,870

IDENTIFICATION CARD AND LICENSE HOLDER Filed Dec. 16. 1929 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Inventor Gevye {37% A iiorney Aug. 18, 1931. G. c. CLARK IDENTIFICATION CARD AND LICENSE HOLDER Filed Dec. 16. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 t n e w A ttorney STATES PATENT OFFICE Patented Aug. 18, 1931 GEORGE G. CLARK, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA IDENTIFICATION CARD Ann LICENSE HOLDER Application file d December re, 1929; Serial 1151414363.

either or both the operators license or identification card.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a container of this character which is simple in construction, consists of but few parts, can be readily secured to the dash board of the vehicle without marring the construction of the dash board or in any way detracting from the appearance of the dash board.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during a study of the following descrlption, taken 1n connection with the accompanying drawings where1n:-

Figure 1 is a fragmentary end elevationalview of a dash board looklng at the front of the dash board, the same being equipped with my lmproved llcense and identlficatlon card holder.

line 22 of Figure 1.

Flgure 3 is a bottom plan vlew of the receptacle or drawer.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the guide plate for the drawer.

F1gure 5 1s a drawer.

Figure 6 is a detail elevational View show mg the drawer in open posltion and havlng an operators license arranged therein.

dash board of a motor vehicle such as an automobile. the dash board being shown fragmentarily.

4 slid inwardly-t0 a closed position. perspective view of the I -clrivers license law under which itis compul; In the present embodiment of the invention, the receptacle is in the nature of an elongated shallow drawer 5, the drawer 5 being of suitable'length and width to accommodate an operators license card or identification card or both, if desirable. For slldably sup-" porting the drawer to the dash board D, I provide an attaching bracket designated generally by the reference character B. This attaching bracket is in the nature of an elon gated rectangular plate'6 adapted to be slycured to the bottom wall d of the dash board to extend transversely of the bottom wall inwardly from one end of the dash board. The

plate 6 adjacent one end thereof and inwardly n from the longitudinal side ed es thereof'is provided with elongated slots and bolts 8 are extended through the slots and suitable openings 9 in the bottom wall (Z of the dash board registering with the slots. Wing nuts 10 arethreadedly engaged with theseattaChing bolts for securing the plate in any predetermined adjusted position to the said bottom wall of the dash board.

The plate -6 at its opposite longitudinal edges thereof is provided with longitudinally" extending depending guide flanges 11, and the free edges of these guideflanges 11 are inturned toward one another as at 12 to provide internal guide channels 13 for slidably accommodating the longitudinal side of the drawer 5 as shown to advantage in Figures Figure 2 is a fragmentary detail sectional view taken therethrough substantially on the land 6. e

The plate 6 at the rear end thereof or that end remote from theslots 7-is provided with n a downwardly depending stop flange '14 against which the rear end wall of the drawer 5 is adapted to abut when said drawer is Such is clearly suggested in'Figure 2.

To facilitate sliding movement of the drawer 5 either to a closed or opened position,

the said drawer 5 at the forward end thereof lbe termed a finger engaging lug 16.

. In many States, and especially in the State of Indiana, there is now what is known'fas a sory for the :operator of a vehicle such as a motor vehicle, that is, an automobile or the like to carry his or her license either on his or her person or within the car at all times during the operation of the vehicle.

Manifestly, a vehicle equipped with a sliding drawer such as suggested by this invention, willbe well provided with means whereby the operator may have at hand at all times within the vehicle his license card or identification card, and the license card or identification card or both being carried in the drawer in this manner mutilation of the card and the wear and tearto which such cards are subjected to when. being carried about on ones person or in ones pocket will be eliminated.

It will. also be noted, that if desired the drawer'ma'y be normally in a closed position. However, if it be desirable of having the drawer partially open so that the. contents thereof may be readily discernible, the guide channels 13 willprovide suitable supports for the drawer in itspartially opened position.

1 Fromthe foregoing it will be also noted that I have: provided a neat. and attractive drawer or receptacle for this purpose which when seen-red to the dashboard or any other stationary part of the vehicle within convenient reach of the operator or any other interested person will not in any way detract from the appearance of the vehicle, and, of

course, it. is tobe understood that. the drawer 7 and attaching plate therefor may be formed rial suitably painted or finished to conform in color with that part of the vehicle to which it may be attached,

Even though I have herein shown and de- I scribed the preferred embodiment of my invention, itis to be understood that the same is susceptible to changes full-y comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described, and the scope of the appended claims. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. In an operators license'card and identification card receptacle of the character described, an attaching plate, means for adjustably securing said attaching plateto a stationary part of a Vehicle, said: plate. being provided on opposite longitudinal side edges thereof with longitudinally extending guide channels, said plate at one end thereof and extending transversely thereof being. provided with. a downwardly directed stop flange, a drawer sl-idably supported in said channels for sliding movement in a parallel to said plate, and the bottom wall having a depression formed to proplane of polished metal or any other suitable mateofsa-id drawer at the forward end thereof 1 vide exteriorly ofthedrawer a finger engaging lug to facilitate sliding movementof said- 7 drawer, V c

2., In combination, a dash board, a plate adjustably mounted on said dash board," 

